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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on October 26, 2011 at 12:06am: OK, I just had to show you ladies the cake my friend made for Andrew's going away party! It looked amazing and tasted as good as it looked! How creative! :)

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on October 25, 2011 at 11:44pm: Thanks for the welcome! He had his 7day meeting with the recruiter today... This is the first time since he started the DEP program that he has said he's nervous. My nerves started on day one! Haha. I hope you all are having a fabulous week! :)

Comment by lauren on October 25, 2011 at 9:17pm: Huggs Pam, it makes it so much harder when they are our children's ages...

Comment by rlbly on October 25, 2011 at 9:10pm: Pam so sorry to hear that.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on October 25, 2011 at 7:56pm: We had a local Marine killed Sunday same age as my son. My heart goes out to his family.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 24, 2011 at 4:11am: Carol, I'm tired just READING your "to do" list!!

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 23, 2011 at 9:17pm: Allie--I'll be thinking of you as we celebrate early Thanksgiving with our sailor Andrew on his base this week. You have my shoulder to lean upon. The dog sitter comes over tomorrow (we have two really old dogs, and they like having someone live at our house---plus, the young adults who stay really like being away from their parents.) I still have laundry, cleaning, packing, post office, cakes to hospice, cards to the youth group to sign...and lots more to do. Yikes, how did this week pop up so quickly?

Love to all--Carol

Comment by lauren on October 22, 2011 at 7:45pm: Welcome and big huggs Allie....it is nerve racking but remember we are here for you ....this room is full of bunches of love

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on October 19, 2011 at 3:30pm: Well, Andrew leaves in 2 weeks for boot camp. It's starting to get real! I'm so nervous but I'm so proud of him!! :)

Comment by Dodie on October 18, 2011 at 9:17am: Salissa, I agree w/Linda. It is highly improbable that he will be allowed to come home for both Thanksgiving & Christmas. Where is he in the nuke pipeline? If he just got to Goose Creek, he be able to take leave during the Christmas stand down 12/21/11-1/3/12. As far as Thanksgiving, they are usually granted leave but can leave the base as liberty provided they adhere to the distance rules depending upon what phase he is in. My son is in power school. Since he is not allowed to fly home, he will be going home w/a classmate to Clearwater.